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Egyptian Forces
Readying For
War Renewal
By United Preu Inlarnttlonal
Authoritative sources in Cairo said yesterday
Egypt has placed its armed forces on full emer-
ncy footing in preparation for Ihe possibility of
,<v.ed war with Israel when the current cease-fire
in the Middle East expires Feb. 5. The United States
was reported urging Egypt to accept an extension of
the truce.
In Jerusalem, Defense Minister Moshe Dayan
told Israel's Parliament that there were more lhan
10,000 Soviet military personnel in Egypt, some of
whom are manning and defending the sophisticated
SAM3 antiaircraft Missile sites and MIG21 interceptor squadrons in the Egyptian air defense network.
He also said that Soviet SAM2 missiles have now
been deployed in S> i
(The Associated Press reported that Western diplomatic sources at the United Nations expressed
concern lhat chances of extending the cease-fire may
be in jeopardy. They pointed to lhe lack of progress
in the peace talks between Israel and its Arab neighbors.)
THE CAIRO SOURCES said that the maximum
military, alert by Egyptian armed forces did not
mean Egypt has abandoned hope for a political
settlement through the U.N.-supervised talks In
New York.
Nor, they added, did it mean that Cairo had
I any firm decision on proposals for another
extension of the cease-lire to permit U.N. mediator
Gunnar V. Jarring to continue the peace talks.
Arab diplomats said U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rogers, in a letter to Egyptian Foreign Min-
r Mnhmoud Riad earlier this month, had suggested U.N. Secretary General Thant or the Security
;m<il lake the initiative In arranging another
cease-fire extension.
The sources sud Rogers based his suggestion on
the premise that Jarring had made some progress in
his talks with Egypt, Jordan and Israel and that an
extension of the standdown was necessary to enable him to continue.
ii-l and the Arab states already have exchanged proposals for peace in the Middle East.
Bo: bowCd little < hange in basic, conditions,
Ucularly on the question of Israeli withdrawal
from Arab territory captured in the 1967 war.
POLITICAL SOURCES said Israel Monday transmitted its reply to Egypt's proposals to New York
for delivery to Jarring and relay to Cairo. The contents of the reply, drawn up by Israeli Premier
Golda Meir and Foreign Minister Abba Eban, were
not disclosed in line with the policy of "quiet diplomacy" advocated by Jarring and Israel at this "delicate" stage, political sources said.
Asked about reports that Syria had asked for and
received SAM2 missiles from the Soviet Union, Da-
ii told parliament: "According to information in
our hands, it is true."

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Egyptian Forces
Readying For
War Renewal
By United Preu Inlarnttlonal
Authoritative sources in Cairo said yesterday
Egypt has placed its armed forces on full emer-
ncy footing in preparation for Ihe possibility of
, i
(The Associated Press reported that Western diplomatic sources at the United Nations expressed
concern lhat chances of extending the cease-fire may
be in jeopardy. They pointed to lhe lack of progress
in the peace talks between Israel and its Arab neighbors.)
THE CAIRO SOURCES said that the maximum
military, alert by Egyptian armed forces did not
mean Egypt has abandoned hope for a political
settlement through the U.N.-supervised talks In
New York.
Nor, they added, did it mean that Cairo had
I any firm decision on proposals for another
extension of the cease-lire to permit U.N. mediator
Gunnar V. Jarring to continue the peace talks.
Arab diplomats said U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rogers, in a letter to Egyptian Foreign Min-
r Mnhmoud Riad earlier this month, had suggested U.N. Secretary General Thant or the Security
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